The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
A Restatement Of His Position on
the Prohibition Issue.
The Personal Communications Be
tween Himself and Mr.. Davis.
The Doctrines OF individual Right
The Rule or the Minority.
The Hon. Jefferson Davis.

published in the Clarion, Of Septem-
Der 18th, and various papers on the
18th inst. Absence in the State Of
Arkansas on official duty has pre-
vented an earlier response. As ref
erence is made to our private cor
respondence to show cause for your
appeal to the public, thereby Great
ing the impression that l have been
guilty Of personal discourtesy, be-
side strangely misconstruing your
Texas letter, l prefer to publish that
part Of my address to which you OBJ
ject, aud our letters relating thereto
in full. The public can then see the
head and front Of my offending and
the occasion Of your "open letter. F"
In the Times Democrat Of August
llth there was a special" from
Biookhaven, Miss, giving account
Of an anniversary celebration Of the
local option election in Lincoln
county, at which addresses we're de-
livered by Judge Chrisman, the Rev.
j. r. Parish and myself.
The special" concluded as fol
lows:
Bishop Galloway spoks at length. and In
tho course or some cheering remarks on the
Texas election referred TO the Davis letter q;
follows:
I have only one regret about the memoir
amsndmsnt was defosted. for that |, only
temporary, bat that he great name Of tbs
most distinguuhod ni'sissippa1 should
have been used IN iavor Of tbs opo1 taloon
and ssAin,t moisl refo m. 1housh thor;
oughly national In my convictiops--gla d
there is star on the fisg Of our republic that
answer to the name OF Mississipp,-i have
rsvered he genius aud admired tho histOry
sfthe Hon. ), detson Davis; l has been, a
sourcs 81 grs,,hc.tipn that the eh OF Il the
Lost Cause lives within the Common wealth
that boz ored MIN long and trusted him i'm
plicitly, aud vhero tho balmy breoIes
Of our coast may fn bis eyed bros
battle his weary feat. Wills neither forget.
ting nor sp log EibE for his part Ia tho last
cot aict, that seye ed for a season tie tive
great tections OF our reunited country, i 70
call with PRIDE bis iplepdid services to tbs
nation IRON the day he led b, brave bait J.
Ions on the plains Of heuna Vista to his 70,
lretful retirement rom . scat In the United
States senate. And sinos the ever TO be Ia
nent:d war between the States l have ID
mifed h.s au at pstienos. bis beautiful resig
nation, hs man y dignity and bis dublin,
sonieious ness OF uns tanned honor and uueor
rupied integrity. But that his zen shou I
have been tet .yed into writing q lia'
and i The more rssr,. !, b,ca9.
great ,,s,ssman., hp,ii.f MI. wi,
liberty which have besn exploded BY tn
leading iAg writer's OF America atd forsve
settled by the de 'isiobs o. the eupt.m
Court Of he United States. did hepe thu
hat n, sen could go d wn 18th ut Dec
Of cloud 10 the shy. but that uniortupsi
uttsranee viii OBJ cure the radiance OF hl
svtntide md leavs q had1w ulon
memory. hos sd that ths Isstw orns oi
soldier, sase and Christ "a should beeom
the shibboieth Of the s.loons.
Then follows this correspondence
III.
BuluvoIR, MISS, August Il, 1881.
RI. Rev. Bishep GALWAY, Of Mississippi
MI Dsas ku-The Timei-Dou ocrat
New Dream, OF he ll'h instant, publish
What purpofls % be your remark, il 70
TsIas, In which " IL refer ei q AZ bsii
"ln iavor Of The oren saloon and again
Again. an referred to a. having 70,
betrayed toto v. u,sa Inc a 80 ta, y y
rsprsssi a a. referring 60 my ,worh
HAVING "beeore the thibboleth OF the .
ioonl, IN. hEh re,p,et ! estsfis,n
you both psr,.p.lly ard asa sausy
ful 10 me 10 be taus criticised BY you.
can tut 10 ieys 700 have aocep'oi some ~
represent alton 81 what l wsoie instead
The tsIt Of the letter itssli, trust you '
on the prinisd copJ II the enolassI III
the passaFas shich 60 your mind jutuiy
remsrts 90 are rpofted 20 have used
fsgA' a o that have written. NsIy rep .
fully your, -, 'fFaHSoS pa'i'
BaootHLvsS. MISS, Ausu I Is. 1851
Hon. Jefferson Dsvisi
NJ DE,H m--Your letter Of the y b W
ahss bssn rotsiyed, with 40 tnclosed print
spy ofy ur tier 10 sI Gov Lub1cck,
TsIag. You ast me ta D. dica the pas A
tn,that letter wh'ch gmy nit d. JuttiJ
eriticifm I am rsplftsd 20 have made, y
public sddien., pet ion y .hish as "
1o,Ivill cofrtot irht sffor Va your lei
ju,t resolved You - the Lite g eI.G
Lubbock 80 referred 10 - being 10 iavo
lhe open ,sio o. ard 20 in,, n oral re'o, Q,
most eisIinsuisisd hissis ,pplan, o
vssso used Ard saa " nof Mt. o.
said, in ., piy 10 your Letter, Bat thu u
mamie tovtf Of your crest uAue y toN
s ,.,,s.i ss.'ny' os ssi /. s ,.s \. s.iss
and Appla pded b. syory saloon keeper
dram drinksf In fsras tdv.' And
tracts of,milar pur OFT misht to qu
rem 1snss ,v,psper, ard rfi,.'s !. :.
the secular 'ress ofthe entire county. ]
your honofed name " q 40 uSei, repsa
10 me tn m Il PAIN al tact connected =
that memorable con est.
You refer TO ny sat los you we're 'beul
into writ "a iins asa nst the reform 81
na" con idsr the movement bGains
lisuor trt n With sll ttt stienfant ef
vrttchedbesi ~ d sorrow, a. the fo.oi
lisuor ialoebs t,sfsby ismeyins ten
son from the you' q especially, and A.
In o9Frectitg tn driuk ng habits 81 SOC
Ii, mover ent Il denouinatsd "tetor
IL object ~ rsiormstory, uh.ioyer ma
,siosm of The age" 10 ihe sr.g v.
boet later you charac .. las " as the '
iArism OF the day" Ard, believins AZ
that mos, Of lhs dfut ksagsss, vrsio
. ,ih ,sssS .V 70 q. ilaa ,rss. de-
~ fnNINaANfN ~
no srTsval anes io.ay hats m?vsmsr
asnsd & suppet ", the reform o.
sse. All other public measures, "a
Iudemeft, retire into tntisninoance b
IL 1Oity pufp1iss And prumifed ben
tlous a. 1Uur Litter wa an arsu
~ inst the eof II tat o. al amtndment
hibitinr the ma a actufs and ale a I
Ioatins ever, sud thtrei re, 70 my .
sxain1t 'thg ref TN 'ftte Ase, nee
refer 10 ftos 10 Uasfaget IN juaiihcat
abe reported cfiticitn
Ytuftfr 10 ny gIyinG thh your
h.t Sb. cone tns shibbclcth " the al
Ia Han. Joha n. hsaGin used lanl
n.,.i, a. stfong vhen he taid lou
tsf h hslfe cal sd applau "a ~ eve
ioss tsstsr I'D dram dfitkef n I =
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ir'm vhl1ky ntv papers l have seer
. moi. a, % plaoafds, tanfparone i'
m fs,ss Thes would b. Painigl b
ytu seJ mys "A, ba' vgula sbuna y
titS M er,tleii m above Your voidt
Ss'tseyins rsftonai liberty ana msf
,pon,itl ~, and 'lhii ,n,Il 70 eonuo
sll By lssiflsiioni n q . " 4
olkespsf und yoaf sn., re- H. M
Iocai pfohiBH on ~ the rgo,eh pc
when dies uis.d enemy ", ~
US The guardian 81 indiViaaN
- lntror a. cd has become pet
With the advocates ard tfealsnt.n
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